I took this shot yesterday on the last day of 2015. A Coal Tit in flight – if you look closely you’ll see he’s carrying a sunflower seed in his beak. This is a composite of two images taken as he flitted past my lens. Not my usual style – been having a bit of fun trying something new! via Tumblr http://bit.ly/1YTY3WP

This large male Grizzly Bear sniffed the air to catch our scent as I photographed him from a small boat. He then slowly edged his way forward and looked me straight in the eye. Time to retreat I thought!

The hoopoe /ˈhuːpuː/ (Upupa epops, “hudhud”) is a colourful bird found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive “crown” of feathers. It is the only extant species in the family Upupidae. Like the Latin name upupa, the English name is an onomatopoeic form which imitates the cry of the bird. The hoopoe is the national bird of Israel. via Tumblr http://ift.tt/1Mp2JYj